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On their first day in Paris, Annie's cat goes off to chase a mouse and wanders around the whole city before finding her way back where she belongs.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
K-Gr 2A tantalizing mouse and a door left ajar lure Alice, a peripatetically curious cat, onto the streets of Paris. Too caught up in pursuing the rodent to heed the calls of Annie, her young owner, Alice is soon lost. An unfriendly tomcat at a fish stall thwarts her hope for a snack. After she visits an art museum, a dog scares her off a bridge and onto the roof of a sight-seeing boat. Finally, the exhausted feline takes a nap in a city park where she is discovered by an overjoyed Annie. This slight but engaging tale gains immediacy from use of the present tense, and the text flows easily from high-spirited chase to dangerous tumble to welcome reunion. The same unfocused, pastel-shaded watercolors that so delicately illustrated Alices exploits in The Third-Story Cat (1987) and The Antique Store Cat (1992, both Little, Brown; o.p.) perfectly capture the watery light of springtime along the Seine as well as Alices feisty personality. Linguists may note the missing plural in a marketplace sign but this should not affect the read-aloud crowd for whom the story is best suited. While the serendipitous reunion strains credibility and the exploits are only mildly exhilarating, Francophiles and fans of felines alike will find something to admire in Alices third adventure.Carol Ann Wilson, Westfield Memorial Library, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Alice, a calico cat, gets lost in Paris after a mouse chase leads her away from her young owner. Distracted by all the new sights and smells, Alice seeks a snack in an open-air market, explores the Louvre, rides up and down the Seine on a boat, and finally meets up with her owner at the end of the afternoon. Simple but expressive watercolors illustrate Alice's drawn-out adventure. From HORN BOOK Fall 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
Soft, splashy watercolors with that medium's traditional luminosity limn the streets, markets, parks, and boulevards of Paris, as a calico cat, Alice, searches for her owner, Annie, who is visiting a great-aunt, Isabella. Alice sees a mouse in Great-Auntie Isabella's garden on the first day of her first trip to Paris, and races after it; soon, she is lost in the city. Alice strolls the market, loses a stray fish to a tomcat, is chased by one of the city's innumerable dogs and lands on a bateau-mouche when she falls off a bridge (a wordless spread of the fall is realistically and kinetically rendered). Tired, Alice at last falls asleep in a bed of tulips, to be found by Annie and her aunt. The Louvre and Notre Dame form a pleasant backdrop to Baker's close observations of feline behavior. Annie, in her navy knee socks and beret, is just as appealing as her troublesome pet. (Picture book. 4-8)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 3^-6. The story of a runaway cat gets a whole new flavor when it takes place in the romantic setting that is Paris. Annie and her cat, Alice, have come to Paris to see Annie's great aunt. Almost immediately, Alice spots a mouse outside and dashes after it. So begins a tour of Paris for both cat and youngsters as Alice heads through the open-air market, around the park, into the Louvre, and along the Seine--always being bothered by dogs, pesky dogs. When Alice finally stops running, she realizes she is lost. Literally not knowing which way to turn, the exhausted kitty takes a catnap. Happily, when she wakes, Annie has found her. Baker turns on the charm in her soft-focus watercolors, making Paris look every bit as lovely as it is. Children, who probably won't be familiar with the city, will still feel its appeal, and they'll be captivated by Alice, who is all cat, all darting action. --Ilene Cooper